Wrapping around a curved object

[Patti Anderson]

What is the best way to (or can we) wrap a flat object around a curved object? Example: Let's say I wanted to take a flat picture of grapes that I have on one layer and make it look like it wraps around a wine bottle in a photo that I have on another layer.

Inquiring minds want to know... :)

Patti

[Elena Murphy]

You could try the 3D transform filter...

[Pete D]

Patti,

I think this will give you what you want.

Have the grapes picture open and then make a duplicate layer. (Hope you
understand layers)....Layer/Duplicate Layer.

Now open the wine bottle picture making sure to resize it to match the grape
picture both in size and resolution. Have both pictures open side by side
and click the "move tool" (the one that looks like a plus sign with
arrowheads); Click on and hold the wine bottle picture and drag it on to the
grapes picture.

Look at the layers palette and you will see the top layer is the wine bottle
and the other two layers below are the grapes. Click on the "layer
thumbnail" of the wine bottle and drag it in between the grapes layers.

Now single click on the top "grapes layer thumbnail" to make it active and
just above that you will see "Opacity is 100%". Click the right arrow by
that 100% and make it about 50%, enough so you can see the wine bottle
through the grapes picture.

Now click on the eraser tool and erase grapes from areas of the bottle so
there is enough of the wine bottle showing....making it look like it is
wrapped in grapes.

PeteD

[JodiFrye]

Hi Pete :)

Patti, again 1001 ways to do something in PSE. I've done it this way with success; Take the label and put it on it's side and use the distort 'shear' filter. Afterwards, you can position it on the bottle correctly by using the move/transform tool and the options there. Play :)

[Patti Anderson]

Thanks all! I tried Jodi's way first and it worked for what I wanted, but I am saving the other answers too, for future reference. If anyone has another method, please share!

I wasn't actually working on grapes, that was just an example. If I can get this image to a point when I am happy with it, it will be in the #33 challenge. That's all I'm sayin' for now... :) I sent last week's challenge in kind of late so I'm trying to get this one done early.

I definitely learn by playing, Jodi, but when my *playing* begins to eat into work time, I figure I better ask the pros. Every time I ask a question on this forum, my knowledge of using PE increases exponentially! BTW...I could've taken it in CorelDraw to get "the wrap"...but then I wouldn't have learned anything.

TTFN
Patti

[Grant Dixon]

Patti

You did wonderfully well with the cow and warp in the Challenge.

Grant

[RobertHJones]

> You did wonderfully well with the cow and warp in the Challenge.
>
> Grant

I'm going to second that! Wonderful idea!!!

[Patti Anderson]

Thanks guys! There's nothing like a challenge to help you learn new techniques.

Robert, your "Playcow" cover is too funny!

Patti